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 Package: GISAIDR
 Type: Package
 Title: R wrapper for GISAID "API"
-Version: 0.9.6
+Version: 0.9.7
 Author: Wytamma Wirth
 Maintainer: Wytamma Wirth <wytamma.wirth@me.com>
 Description: programmatically interact with the GISAID database query.